Sun Systems Fault Analysis Workshop

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code.

ST-350

length.

5 days

type.

Instructor-Led

partner.

Sun Microsystems

price.

$3,500 :: $2,975 GSA GOV.

The Sun Systems Fault Analysis Workshop teaches students fault analysis skills required to support any Sun computing environment. These skills directly translate to higher availability levels and increased uptime of the Solaris Operating Environment (Solaris OE). This course provides instruction about the fault analysis method and provides hands-on experience in the workshops.

Sacramento, CA	feb.9.2009 - feb.13.2009	register
San Francisco, CA	mar.2.2009 - mar.6.2009	register
San Jose, CA	mar.23.2009 - mar.27.2009	register
Phoenix, AZ	jan.12.2009 - jan.16.2009	register

Arlington, VA	mar.9.2009 - mar.13.2009	register
Atlanta, GA	jan.5.2009 - jan.9.2009	register
Atlanta, GA	mar.2.2009 - mar.6.2009	register
Baltimore, MD	jan.5.2009 - jan.9.2009	register
Cary, NC	jan.19.2009 - jan.23.2009	register
Dallas, TX	jan.26.2009 - jan.30.2009	register
Edison, NJ	dec.8.2008 - dec.12.2008	register
Edison, NJ	mar.30.2009 - apr.3.2009	register
Ft Lauderdale, FL	jan.12.2009 - jan.16.2009	register
Ft Lauderdale, FL	mar.2.2009 - mar.6.2009	register
Hampton, VA	feb.23.2009 - feb.27.2009	register
Houston, TX	dec.1.2008 - dec.5.2008	register
Houston, TX	feb.9.2009 - feb.13.2009	register
New York, NY	nov.3.2008 - nov.7.2008	register
New York, NY	feb.23.2009 - feb.27.2009	register
Overland Park, KS	jan.12.2009 - jan.16.2009	register
Philadelphia, PA	mar.16.2009 - mar.20.2009	register
San Diego, CA	nov.17.2008 - nov.21.2008	register
San Diego, CA	jan.12.2009 - jan.16.2009	register
San Diego, CA	mar.23.2009 - mar.27.2009	register
Seattle, WA	jan.5.2009 - jan.9.2009	register
Seattle, WA	mar.23.2009 - mar.27.2009	register
St Louise, MI	jan.19.2009 - jan.23.2009	register
St. Paul, MN	dec.1.2008 - dec.5.2008	register
Tampa, FL	jan.12.2009 - jan.16.2009	register
Tampa, FL	mar.23.2009 - mar.27.2009	register

who can benefit

Students who can benefit from this course are system administrators, system maintainers, second-line system support personnel, and field engineers.

prerequisites

To succeed fully in this course, students should be able to demonstrate six months of field system administration or system maintenance experience in Sun environments.

skills gained

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to

	Describe the fault analysis and diagnosis methodology
	Describe the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) components, features, and diagnostics
	Enable and monitor POST diagnostics
	Describe OBP device tree and boot sequence
	Perform Solaris OE diagnostics
	Diagnose faults using online tools
	Describe types of major system failures
	Analyze core dumps the mdb utility

related courses, exams and materials

	before related training and products

SA-299 Advanced System Administration for the Solaris 9 OS

course content details

	Module 1 - Introducing the Fault Analysis and Diagnosis Methodology

	Describe the Fault Analysis methodology
	Describe the Diagnosis methodology
	Identify basic layers in Sun systems
	Identify the error types that occur in Sun systems

	Module 2 - Introducing OBP Components, Features, and Diagnostics

	Describe the OBP components
	Modify the OBP components and run diagnostics

	Module 3 - Enabling and Monitoring POST Diagnostics

	Describe the concept of power-on self-test (POST) diagnostics
	Identify ways to view extended diagnostics during POST

	Module 4 - Introducing the OBP Device Tree and BOOT Sequence

	Describe the OBP device tree
	Describe the boot sequences

	Module 5 - Performing Solaris OE Diagnostics

	Use the device management commands
	Use the disk and file system management commands
	Use the software package management commands
	Use the file-checking commands
	Use the central processing unit (CPU) and memory management commands
	Use the network management commands
	Use the general-purpose commands
	Use the program execution management commands

	Module 6 - Diagnosing Faults Using Online Tools

	Use online man pages
	Diagnose problems by using the SunSolve Online service
	Use the Sun Explorer Data Collector utility
	Use the docs.sun.com Web site

	Module 7 - Introducing Types of System Failures

	Describe the causes of system panics and dumps
	Describe the process of system crash dump generation
	Describe watchdog resets

	Module 8 - Analyzing Core Dumps Using the mdb Utility

	Describe the mdb utility
	Use the mdb utility